cumulative

We all use adjectives to describe things clearly. But did you know adjectives must be in a specific order? Also, do you know when to use commas in between them? Is it the “beautiful tiny white rose” or the “tiny beautiful white rose” or the “tiny, beautiful, white rose?” (One of those is correct.) Let’s learn about these crazy adjectives! 🙂

* We wondered what was in the three huge oblong yellow packages. (quantity, size, shape, color)

Second, this is how to determine when to use a comma between adjectives:

COORDINATE ADJECTIVES

If you use adjectives in the same category (from the list above), you use commas to separate them. These are called “coordinate adjectives.” They can be rearranged without changing the meaning, so put commas in between them.

Both “thick” and “curly” are OPINION words (coordinate adjectives, so put a comma or the word “and” between them), and they come before COLOR in the hierarchy (cumulative, so no comma between OPINION and COLOR adjectives). In this case you are using two coordinate adjectives along with a cumulative adjective.